It's official: People can have more fun online than in the physical world! In a study Teresa Nobre explains that Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Italy and Sweden only allow caricature, parody or pastiche on some platforms, but not elsewhere. communia-association.org/2024/06/07/the…

I now get multiple new alerts for papers using OpenAlex every day! It's great to see the research community building on open data, and great to see OpenAlex meeting this need!

👀Reading 👀the NIH initial response to the Request for Comment on the Public Access Policy & the request for additional comments. #OpenAccess federalregister.gov/documents/2024…

And of course, the legendary Jiří Jaromír Klemeš, a well known #papermill author and corrupt editor had to be found in this journal, where he was EIC, editing his own paper! When will this madness ever stop! Elsevier just doesn't seem to care at all! #fraud

I *loved* Twitter: a great Town Square for seeing cool new science, sharing new stuff, larking about & even discussion. But X seems to be run by a near-fascist punching down. I can’t in all conscience stay, so I’m out till Elon Musk is out. Ta everyone for all the fun – bye! x

🧠 Want to help safeguard scientific progress in the AI era? Don’t miss KR21's next webinar to discover how to protect research from entertainment-centric AI policies! 📆 27 Sept 🕓 15h CEST 🎟️ Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… 🔗 Details: knowledgerights21.org/news-story/27-… 🎤 Speakers 👇

Register for our virtual forum Sept. 12 to hear from MIT Libraries, Bucknell University, UConn Library & Université de Montréal librarians about leaving big deal journal packages. Learn how they planned, communicated & realized huge savings while ensuring access. All welcome! sparcopen.org/event/2024-acr…

LEARNED SOCIETIES: This event organised by #PALOMERA & DIAMAS Project will share insights on sustainable #OpenAccess book & journal publishing, while also learning how to better support learned societies with OA challenges 📅 10 Sept ⏰ 14:00-15:30 CEST 🔗julkaisufoorumi.fi/en/events/seek…

“If OA was easy and obvious solutions existed, they would already be in place.” Indeed the obvious solution (diamond open access) has been in-place and happily operating continuously for many communities since ~1990 oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Early_…

Tomorrow at 3pm ET! Register now for our third OA 101 session on emerging issues in #OpenAccess. These are free & designed for anyone working in libraries w/ OA & scholcomm responsibilities. Thanks to our partners at ScholComm Notebook for leading these sessions. sparcopen.org/news/2024/open…

What a curious thing to say!

‘Stealth corrections’: when journals quietly fix papers retractionwatch.com/2024/09/12/ste…

The new Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation open access policy will go into effect in January 2025. This policy mandates preprints for all grantees, encourages preprint peer review, and removes funding for APCs. Join us for a Q&A on the new policy. buff.ly/477cPQ7

CSIC, Peer Community In, and COAR advance innovative publishing model coar-repositories.org/news-updates/c…

🌍 MOOC | Ciencia Abierta como Bien Público Únete a 10 expertos líderes de 12 instituciones de 8 países. Discute con ellos la importancia de la #CienciaAbierta en la investigación académica y científica. Regístrate ahora!👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Do you know successful examples of collaboration in #DiamondOA publishing ? Join the DIAMAS Project webinar "Strength through collaboration in Diamond OA publishing" 23 October 2024 15.00-16.00 CET. @mikaellaakso OPERAS Research Infrastructure - not posting on X TSV 👉Registration: julkaisufoorumi.fi/en/events/stre…

Very happy that the long, long, long, long, long overdue day when the published results of all NIH funded research is immediately freely available to everyone who can benefit from it. Kudos to the NIH for making this happen, and eternal curses to the scientific societies,